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well i did and i think gingerly needs to learn about this so called disorder. if you have seizures you most likely grow out of them and i pretty much growin out of mine im edited. so learn your facts before you write a thread.

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dizzyness does not have any thing to do with seizures.

ummm wow first Gingerly is trying to help the whole WI family, she wasn't trying to offend anyone. In fact how can her concern be offensive, I think you have other issues and are attacking Gingerly needlessly. Second of all I understand you were fortunate enough to outgrow your seizures which is fabulous, congrats. BUT many many many people are not so fortunate. My uncle is well into his 50s and still suffers from seizures, I think he is pretty much out of the he'll grow out of it phase. Thirdly lemonwedge wasn't saying that dizziness had anything to do with seizures, she was agreeing that some profiles are so animated they even make someone without a seizure disorder have problems.

[quote=benyen;9418954]well i did and i think gingerly needs to learn about this so called disorder. if you have seizures you most likely grow out of them and i pretty much growin out of mine im edited. so learn your facts before you write a thread.

Around one in 131 people have epilepsy and of these people,We have 100,256 members on this forum. (that means that we MAY have 7653 people on this forum who are Photosensitive) up to 5% have photosensitive epilepsy (this means that we have 383 people who WILL have a seizure from these pages!) This is when seizures are triggered by certain frequencies of flashing lights or contrasting light and dark patterns such as stripes or checks. Photosensitivity is more common in children and young people and is less commonly diagnosed after the age of 20. Most of our members ARE in this median age group.How can I tell if I am photosensitive?

Many people find this out because they have a seizure when exposed to flashing lights or patterns. A tonic clonic (convulsive) seizure is the most common type of seizure to be brought on by photosensitivity, although this may vary from person to person. If a seizure happens due to photosensitivity, it will normally happen straightaway. Some people with photosensitive epilepsy also have seizures that are not triggered by flashing lights or geometric patterns, while other people may only have seizures due to this trigger. When an Electroencephalogram (EEG) is carried out, a flashing light test, called photic stimulation, will often identify if you are photosensitive. The light test is stopped if it looks like you might have a seizure.

What frequency of flashing light is most likely to trigger a seizure?

Between five and 30 flashes per second (hertz) are the common frequencies to trigger seizures, but this varies from person to person. (Most of these pages that Gingerly is talking about have intermittent flashes of one every TWO seconds, the potential for CAUSING a seizure is HIGH RISK in these cases.)While some people are sensitive at higher frequencies than 30 hertz, it is not common to be sensitive below five hertz. What patterns are most likely to trigger a seizure if I am photosensitive?

Some people are sensitive to geometric patterns, which have strong contrasts of light and dark eg. stripes or checks. These might be on a TV or computer screen, or something in the natural environment, such as sunlight through trees, or through venetian blinds. Such contrasting patterns are more likely to be a trigger if they are moving, changing direction or flashing, rather than if they are still. Common triggers for people with photosensitive epilepsy include:

television, video games, or computer graphics - the images that are on the screen

a television or other screen that flickers slowly - the flicker rate of the screen itself

strobe lights

sunlight coming through a line of trees

sunlight on water

looking out of the window on a train

looking at a moving escalator.

Ok, now bearing all this in mind...Why should I as a user who IS very sensitive to flickering light (They trigger severe migraines and if I am there for more than a few moments, I also risk vomitting) Have to be the one to shut off the user customizations. There are SO many different layouts to chose from that there is no need for such flamboyance and VIBRANCE! I love being able to see how others 'decorate' their profile and define themselves, but I avoid the 'flashers' and very rarely leave a message for them, even when I SEE that they are wonderful people who I would like to talk to.

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